Learn More About Native Peoples Law in Byron, Illinois

Byron is a city in Ogle County, Illinois, United States located on the Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad, Illinois Route 72, and Illinois Route 2. The population was 2,917 at the 2000 census. The population was 3,582 (+22.8% change) in the July 2005 estimate census, and 3,865 (+30% change) in the city's own census in 2006. The Byron Nuclear Generating Station, currently owned by Exelon Corporation, is just south of Byron. The station provides a great deal of the electricity used in northern Illinois. The town is also the birthplace of Albert Spalding and Wilson Irvine.

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What is native peoples law?

Native Peoples Law is the area of law related to those peoples indigenous to the continent at the time of European colonization specifically Native Indians, Native Hawaiians, Alaska Natives and other native groups. Attorneys who practice native peoples law handle cases involving disputes related to the limited power of the federal government to regulate tribe property and activity, and cases involving unlawful discrimination against native peoples.